Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Not enough brain power to do a real post, so just some thoughts banging around in the old warehouse.

- I'm sick. Again. I started feeling icky Sunday, it got worse over the course of a couple of hours and by 3am was bad enough to send Neil to the guest bedroom because I was keeping him up with my snorting and snuffling and nose blowing. All day yesterday was spent laying in bed, blowing my nose about a gajillion times. Starting to feel human again this morning.

- Because I can't smell, I got a HOLY COW surprise when I opened up Sophie's diaper this morning. Even when you can't smell it, you really have to prepare yourself for one of those. Note to self: ALWAYS look first.

- Saw New Moon this weekend. While I had a few beefs (the sparkly business was still wrong), I generally really enjoyed it. Especially Jacob. All those months in the gym really paid off for Taylor.

- Due to "the ick" and being generally busy, I'm way behind on blog reading. I haven't even browsed through People of Walmart in days. (Which I know is mean-spirited and all, but my goodness it's funny, and they leave the house like that, so tough noogies.) Seriously, though, my apologies if I haven't been by to see you in a few days. I'm hoping to get caught up soon.

- Also way behind on my TV watching. Our dvr is 85% full. Considering it can hold like 400 hours, that's a LOT of programming. The good news is that as all of these shows go on their winter hiatus we'll still have new shows to watch.

- I inadvertently bought sweetened condensed milk rather than evaporated milk in preparation to make Lula's famous Pumpkin Crisp, which, btw, is CRAZY GOOD. Although I briefly contemplated attempting to adapt the recipe to use it, everything I read said DO NOT DO IT, so now I have three cans of the stuff. I'm charged with making a dessert for Thanksgiving, so this might be an opportunity to use it. Any suggestions?

So there you go. Blah. I read somewhere that you should never post anything but your A-game, top shelf stuff. That is, if you want to attract and retain readers. Meh. I'll have to work on that tomorrow.

17 comments:

Hope you are feeling 100% soon! We have a full DVR as well. I'm not sure what the hell I've been doing when I should have been watching tv.

I do have a recommendation for the sweetened condensed milk. Many bar recipes call for it (Magic Bars, Hello Dolly Bars, and one I make with chocolate graham cracker crumbs and toffee chips that I can't remember the name of). You layer a bunch of good stuff in a pan, pour the sweetened condensed milk on top and bake.

Since I decided to do NaBloPoMo, I feel like I am posting C grade material most every day!

LOL that is why I prefer to make friends who will read whatever drivel I write regardless of its merit! To me it is fun when people are real and admit that life happens. I am so sorry you are sick! I hope you're feeling MUCH better by Thanksgiving!

On the milk - My MIL makes a great icebox/freezer pie that we all love. I can't remember what she calls it but it's like a fruity ice cream pie with pineapple... sounds weird but so yummy! I will try to dig up that recipe for you if it sounds good to you! We all adore it!

You're always on your A-game, Girl! You still got me laughing out loud and misty. Just hang in there and be thankful for those days that not being able to smell it all is a blessing. Hope you get to feeling better soon, and have a great Turkey Day! Hugs to Sophie and Neil!

Since you're feeling sick, I will forgive you for your lack of bloggy reading! ;) JUST KIDDING! Truly, feel better... awww! Also? I loved New Moon... I'm quite obsessed. I guess you probably know that already though, huh? I love Edward AND Jacob. Bella is just one lucky girl, that's all I have to say! I mean, come on! How unfair!!